Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen emailed Cascade County commissioners in February as they considered candidates for the elections administrator position.
Jacobsen urged them not to hire Rina Fontana Moore, a Democrat, or any member of her administration. Fontana Moore ran elections for 16 years as the county’s clerk and recorder.
“Please do not hire Ms. Moore or a member of her administration as Cascade County’s Election Administrator,” Jacobsen, a Republican, wrote. “Doing so would directly undermine the voters of Cascade County, among other reasons.”In testimony to a Human Rights Bureau investigator, Jacobsen stated that she doesn’t often interact with county election administrators and didn’t recall how she learned about the change of leadership in Great Falls.
MTFP requested comments from Jacobsen and James. Secretary of State spokesperson Richie Melby sent a brief statement. “Until there is guidance to the contrary, if an employer takes an adverse act against an applicant because she was not elected, this looks like a form of political belief discrimination,” Bureau Chief Marieke Beck wrote in the investigation report.
Speaking to MTFP, Fontana Moore said that she is no longer working with an attorney due to mounting legal fees. She said that a hearing will conclude the case, but it’s unclear if any damages will be awarded.
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